Prep basketball roundup: St. John Bosco wins tournament in Illinois
St. John Bosco’s trip to Illinois was completed Saturday night with a 72-62 win over St. Francis Episcopal of Houston in the championship game of the Kevin Brown Memorial Tournament of Champions.
The Braves, ranked No. 1 by The Times, improved to 5-0. Christian Collins had 23 points and 13 rebounds and Elzie Harrington added 20 points.
In other games:
Chaminade 62, Calabasas 60: Jonas Thurman came through with the second-best offensive performance in school history, pouring in 48 points in an overtime victory.
Bishop Alemany 60, YULA 55: Bourgeois Tshilobo had 16 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks for 4-1 Alemany.
Mira Costa 80, Rancho Cucamonga 66: The Spartans improved to 6-0. Eneasi Piuleini finished with 22 points.
Mater Dei 94, Dos Pueblos 32: Luke Barnett contributed 26 points for victory No. 1,274 in coach Gary McKnight’s career, tying him with Morgan Wootten for No. 2 nationally in all-time wins.
La Mirada 74, Gibbs 72: Gene Roebuck scored 26 points and Julien Gomez 24 in the Kevin Brown Memorial Tournament of Champions in Illinois.
AGBU 70, Ayala 58: Tournament MVP Isaiah Bennett had 20 points and nine rebounds to lead AGBU (8-0) to the championship of the San Gabriel tournament’s red division.
Burbank 86, Oxnard Pacifica 54: Kevin Dehbashian had 34 points for Burbank.
Damien 57, Village Christian 50: Eli Garner had 15 points and Nate Garcia 12 points for Damien.
Windward 69, Francis Parker 54: JJ Harris scored 22 points and Jeremiah Hampton 20 for 3-0 Windward.
Redondo Union 85, Dublin 68: Zach Khatib had 22 points for Redondo Union.
Loyola 72, Aliso Niguel 36: The Cubs (5-0) received18 points from Quincy Watson.
Sierra Canyon 56, St. Pius X-St. Matthias 50: Gavin Hightower led Sierra Canyon with 19 points.
Rolling Hills Prep 93, Canyon Country Canyon 56: In the championship game of the San Gabriel tournament, MVP Mateo Trujillo finished with 12 points and 16 assists for Rolling Hills Prep (7-0).